Where does “موم مقصی” come from?

موم مقصی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مقص, from Arabic مِقَصّ.

موم مقصی (Ottoman Turkish): candle snuffer

Definitions

  1. candle snuffer

Ancestry of “موم مقصی”, step by step

موم مقصی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish مقص

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمقصscissors
2Arabicمِقَصّ—

via Persian موم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمومwax; candle
Every word from Arabic مِقَصّ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مقص →
موم مقصی — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer